The kids are dropping gift hints, traffic
around shopping areas is impossible and
you’ ve been hearing about ’seasonal mu-
sic collections’ featuring Bing and
Luciano for almost three months; so,
we’re not even going to mention the time
of year. Instead, relax and catch up on
some non-holiday happenings around the
College.

Zieroth appointed to poetry bench...

Congratulations to Creative Writing In-
structor Dale Zieroth, who has been
selected as one of the three national judges
for the Governor General’s Award for
poetry. Dale is Editor of Event, Douglas
College’s literary review, and has also
published several books of his own poetry
including Clearing, When the Stones Fly
Up and The Weight of My Raggedy Skin.

Kudos for a conference...

There have already been calls for a follow-
up session after the successful Multimedia
and Nursing Education Forum held here
on November 19 and 20. The event was
co-organized by Susan Greathouse,
Linda Pickthall, Marilyn Lewthwaite,
Sherry Soball and Fionna Lee of the
Health Sciences Department. Nursing edu-
cators, practising nurses and instructional
media specialists from across B.C.
attended.

Dunn named coordinator...

Congratulations to Pauline Dunn, who
has been selected as General Nursing Pro-
gram Coordinator for a second two-year
term by the Faculty Selections Committee.

Poll vaulter...

Congratulations also to Academic Advisor
Heather Anderson, who won a hard-
fought campaign for councillor in the
village of Anmore during municipal elec-
tions on November 20. Heather has moved
into the political arena from press row; she
had been a council reporter for the An-
more Times Newsletter. Meanwhile,
former Public Information Officer Bill
Bell was elected to a third term as council-
lor in the city of North Vancouver.

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Blackwell elected...

Computer Information Systems instructor
John Blackwell has been elected to the
newly formed SCOET, the Standing
Committee on Educational Technology,
which reports to the Advanced Education
Council of B.C. SCOET is a college-sys-
tem-wide committee with a mandate to
monitor and assess changes in educational
technology, and to propose procedures for
applying technologies to education.

Marlene says thanks...

Marlene Howie would like to thank the
staff and faculty for the get-well cards and
messages she has received since going on
long term disability leave. She wants peo-
ple to know that all the encouragement has
speeded her recovery, and she hopes to see
you all in the New Year.

Bye-bye, Jane...

After spending almost 10 years at Douglas
College as both a student and employee,

the PIO’s Jane Muskens moved to
Kelowna where she is the new Publica-
tions and Special Events Coordinator for
Okanagan University College. Jane began
working part-time in the departme ile
she was a UT student in 1984 and janet:
the College full-time in 1990 after shaun 4
ing from SFU...moving into Jane’s = *
position as Publicist Assistant is Sue
Vincent.

Myrna wins!

The November winner of the Foundation’s
60/40 draw is Myrna Wing from the

Thomas Haney Centre. She took home
$352.80.

Staff shuffles...

Auxiliary Craig Wright moves into a
permanent position as a weekend Building
Service Worker. Judy Murray moves up
from Departmental Assistant I to I in
Developmental Studies, replacing Wendy
Watt, who is on a leave of absence. Judy
will be replaced by Rosita Wan...Gloria
Kummerfield is the new acting Depart-
mental Assistant in Social Sciences,
replacing Colleen Romano who is on
LTD leave...Lynne Currie will replace
Marlene Howie as Clerk-Typist in
Coquitlam...Biology Lab Technician Nina
Munteanu has resigned from her position
and officially leaves the College on
December 31.

Good news from the Student
Society...

Two Douglas College nursing students
lost everything but their lives in an Octo-
ber fire in Port Coquitlam. The Student
Society Fire Fund was quickly set up, and
has collected $262.75 in cash as well as
clothes and toys for the students. Way to
go!

The staff of the Public Information Office
wishes you all a safe and happy holiday
season. See you in 1994. @